Chapter 54 The college is determined to treat the world and carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info "After the establishment of the college, there is no dean's position, there are three sacrificial wines, and the official worship is from the three products, which is the same as the Tai Academy, as the top management of Luoyang College, Li Congjing and the three sacrificial wines sit on the small platform, and this begins to deliberate.

Li Congjing did not have the habit of wasting time in an official tone, so he went straight to the topic when he opened his mouth, "The college is established, and there are three people in the first place, three people in the business, one person in the business, one person in the main book, one person in the record, seven people in the government, thirteen people in history, and the school of management." At the beginning of the college, the college was divided into 12 branches, including scriptures, literature, rites, officials, households, soldiers, workers, criminals, agriculture, medicine, finance, and arithmetic, and each branch had four doctors, eight teaching assistants, four classics, and four Zhanggu. ”

The existing branch system is only applicable to the initial stage of the college, and it will be increased or decreased according to the actual situation in the future, and Li Congjing has no way to consider everything at once.

Li Congjing continued: "According to the actual situation, each branch should be subdivided into categories, for example, the 'literature' branch should be divided into astronomy and geographical advantages, and the 'engineering' college should be divided into architecture and water conservancy. The number of students to be admitted to each branch should also be determined according to the actual situation of the college and the needs of the imperial court. ”

The so-called classics, the meaning is similar to the Chinese culture, as far as the current situation is concerned, the academy of the academy is almost the same as Confucianism, the so-called literature, naturally not poetry and novels, this kind of learning, the current establishment of the academy, mainly to serve the country, pay attention to the use of the world, so special history, astronomy, geography these aspects.

Li Congjing continued: "There are a total of 400 students in the first phase, and the duration of study is four years, the first year teaches various basic knowledge, and from the second year to different subjects, and the fourth year is assigned to various internships. The initial elimination rate is 50%, and those who have completed the study will be awarded the grade from 10 grades. ”

This involves the changes brought about by the "confluence of officials", adding the tenth rank in addition to the rank of nine officials, and the tenth grade is "officials", which shows that the establishment of the college is not just as simple as an academy, and it involves many aspects of "reform" and "change".

There are very few students in the first phase, but it will certainly not increase in three or five years, and the number of students will increase according to the actual situation only after the students have achieved results in their duties and the college signboard is sounded. As for the elimination rate, although there are more, it is also a necessary choice for strict teaching in the early stage, and the eliminated students are just cut off from the path of becoming officials directly through the academy, and they can also participate in tribute examinations, and they can also be appointed by other secular forces.

After saying this, Li Congjing looked at everyone, "Do you have doubts, or do you have different opinions?" ”

All of the above matters were decided after previous discussions, and when Li Congjing asked, everyone naturally had no opinion.

Li Congjing then continued: "After the students have completed their studies, they can stay in the academy without official positions and continue to study, and delve into various disciplines in depth, that is, it is feasible to compile books with the doctors and sacrificial wines of the academy. ”

"The student's business is nothing more than what to learn, how to learn, what to do after learning, and how to promote in the future, these problems have been solved. Now let's talk about what Mr. did. Li Congjing continued, "In addition to teaching students knowledge, Mr. can continue to study knowledge alone or together, collect the achievements of the sages and compile books, or carry forward his own knowledge to compile books, and can also study knowledge that can be used in practical - engineering colleges, can't they study construction technology and shipbuilding technology?" ”

After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Li Congjing continued: "Students' grades and their own achievements are the objects of your gentlemen's performance evaluation, and they are related to your rank and income, do you have any opinions?" ”

Many miscellaneous things, in fact, there are rules to follow, Li Congjing has the experience of later generations of universities, and there are also methods of Guozijian and Tai Academy in the world, and it is not difficult to deal with the problems that should be dealt with with with a little reference and improvement.

Seeing that all the gentlemen had no opinions, Li Congjing smiled and said: "Running a school is the same as other things, you can only get results, since the assessment standards have been set and the princes have agreed, the imperial court will not allow people who have corpses and vegetarian meals." In a word, the princes don't have to worry about spending money to do things, and they don't even have to worry about going the wrong way, the court will not have restrictions on the princes in this regard, it's better to do wrong things than not to do things, and the court is only worried about not having results. When the academy was first established, everything depended on the princes, so the princes of the court did not have to worry about it at all. ”

After saying this, some gentlemen spoke, or asked for details, or asked about the rules - although the articles and bylaws of these things have been promulgated, there are always multiple interpretations of textual things, and they all have to ask in front of Li Congjing to understand.

The discussion of the school lasted for a whole day.

Fortunately, everything has been discussed earlier, many questions have been solved, and many things have been decided, and today is just the last negotiation, similar to the opening meeting of the college, so there are not too many incurable diseases that Li Congjing needs to explain.

At the end of the meeting, Li Congjing said: "The students will be enrolled in these two days, and the formal teaching will be given in three days, and after two years, the emperor's eldest grandson will be a little older, and the age and academic foundation of the college will be reached, and the palace will send the emperor's eldest grandson over, so that he can study in the college for four years in accordance with the rules of the college like other students." ”

This is undoubtedly heavy news, everyone in the hall is surprised, no matter how the imperial court shows its attention to the academy, it is not as important as sending the emperor's eldest grandson to the academy to study, everyone thinks that Li Congjing is supporting the academy, so they all bow to thanks, now they are the academy people, naturally and the academy honor and disgrace are one, it is not strange to have this move, but in Li Congjing's view, let Li Zheng come to the academy to study, it is necessary for Li Zheng to grow.

After Li Congjing left, he dragged Yang Wei, who had been talking to Li Congjing for a long time, standing at the gate of the academy with a solemn face, and wanted to sigh for a long time, but he didn't sigh.

Wang Buqi and Qi Tongwen didn't know when they were already standing beside Yang Yu, the sun was setting, and the backs of the three people in front of Zhumen were very long.

Yang Wei slowly spoke, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned that there was a process called 'assembly line production' in the Qin Dynasty, can Brother Wang know what it is?" ”

Wang Buqi said: "I heard His Highness mention it earlier, I only know that this process is to divide a thing into many components to make it, and then combine it together, which can greatly improve the speed of the production of things. ”

Yang Wei's eyes were deep, he faced the street, facing the door screen with "The way of the university, in Mingmingde, in the people, and in the perfection", as if he saw the history and the future, "His Royal Highness said that many of the essence of Han civilization were known by the sages, but the people of the time did not know, and this statement is not false!" ”

After a pause, Yang Wei continued: "I heard that there is a place in the Martial Arts Academy, called the 'Armaments Research Institute', and a thing called 'explosives' has been created. ”

Wang Buqi's face was a little dark, "This matter is a secret, I don't want to say much, and I don't know much about it, but there is indeed this thing." ”

Yang Wei fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Qi Tongwen suddenly said: "Your Highness just said that the Martial Arts Academy is only beneficial to the military, and the new things studied are limited, while the academy is all-encompassing, and if there are results, it should be beneficial to everything." What does this mean? ”

Yang Yu suddenly smiled, "You still don't understand?" His Royal Highness has already said: inheriting and excavating the wealth left by the sages, summarizing it, and then bringing forth the new, can have the power to promote the process of history. I don't know anything else, but the improvement of armor and bows and crossbows by the Martial Arts Academy has been quite effective, and it can help the army to conquer, but this cannot be faked. ”

Wang Buqi bowed his head and said: "Your Highness also said: History has its original face and its original rules, and it is not allowed to be arbitrarily smeared. If we want to change history, we must first understand history and then heal its organs with fine skills, which is the way to comprehensively improve history and promote history in an all-round way, and it is by no means as simple as making some gunpowder out of thin air. It's like a healer, who only strengthens his fingers or other parts, and heals only a monster, not a strong person. The mission of the college is to study the society in a comprehensive way, and then promote the progress of the society little by little, so that the giant Datang will be stronger and stronger to go faster and farther. ”

After speaking, Wang Buqi frowned, "I'm ashamed to say this, I don't really understand these words." ”

Qi Tongwen said in a deep voice: "The essence of this statement is probably in the four words of pushing through the old and bringing forth the new - perhaps, I also failed to fully understand the meaning of His Highness." His Royal Highness always said that the secret of a strong country is not in the future, but in history, in front of us, which is the Han civilization......"

He smiled bitterly, "That's a profound statement. ”

Yang Wei suddenly said: "However, there is one thing that is clear. ”

Wang Buqi hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Yang Wei's eyes were bright, "The academy is inclusive of all rivers, has hundreds of schools of work, and the imperial court governs hundreds of schools and hundreds of workers, which will definitely cause changes in the world's thinking." ”

Qi Tongwen said: "From ancient times to the present, the concept of governing the country by learning is first the royal road of Zhou Li, then the Legalist cultivation war, then the Han Wu exclusive Confucianism, followed by the northern and southern metaphysics, and in this dynasty, it will return to Confucianism - every time the world is in turmoil, the concept of governing the country will inevitably change, and then the monarchs and ministers will inevitably get new results." What will be the result this time? ”

Yang Wei's eyes showed a thoughtful look, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to mean that he does not rely on a certain family, but develops hundreds of schools and hundreds of industries. However, judging by his words and deeds, it seems that he does not reject Confucian orthodoxy, and the imperial court now has strict laws, and it has a certain meaning of attaching equal importance to Confucianism and law......"

Wang Buqi's eyes were blazing, "However, no matter which one it is, it is not any one in history, it must be a new look after the change." After a pause, he added: "Many theories have been shown to be the convergence of a hundred schools of thought in the Han Dynasty, and for thousands of years, a hundred schools of learning have long been improved by you, me, and you. ”

Yang Wei nodded and said: "Yes, history is changing, even if you only follow one culture, it will definitely change accordingly to adapt to the new situation." ”

Although he didn't know that Confucianism evolved into Cheng Zhu Lixue in the Zhao and Song dynasties, these words were deeply meaningful.

Wang Buqi looked at Luoyang in front of the academy at sunset, paused for a while, and then said: "I probably know a little bit about His Royal Highness the Prince's thoughts, he attaches importance to the application of the world, and also pays attention to the morality of the heart, not only to inherit the tradition, but also to bring forth the new...... However, in any case, the establishment of academies by the imperial court and the emphasis on hundreds of schools and hundreds of industries will cause a change in the thinking of the world. ”

Yang Wei smiled complicatedly, "Who said it wasn't?" Others don't say it, it is Yang, who has opinions on the establishment of colleges in the imperial court, not emphasizing Confucian orthodoxy, ignoring the difference between agriculture and industry, ignoring the teachings of the sages, and taking into account the practice of hundreds of schools and hundreds of workers. ”

Wang Buqi smiled: "You are a little child!" ”

Yang Wei snorted coldly, but he didn't refute it.

Qi Tongwen suddenly said: "The collision and change of ideas will definitely affect everything in the world, and affect the future of society and history!" ”

Yang Wei sighed, "And everything starts from the academy!" ”

Wang Buqi nodded, "The future is unknown, but you and I are both in the center of the storm, but we have to join this storm!" ”

Yang Wei smiled, "The world is changing, to be able to witness this change with your own eyes, and to be able to devote yourself to it, isn't it the mission of my generation of scholars?" ”

Wang Buqi said: "Then let's go and see!" ”

Qi Tongwen said: "Born in the world, how fortunate it is to be able to conspire with His Royal Highness in the world!" ”

Yang Wei and Wang Buqi glanced at each other, both of them were solemn, and there was a holy color in their eyes.

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Back to the East Palace, it was getting dark, Li Congjing first had dinner with his family, and then stayed with Li Zheng for a while, and then went to the East Study to deal with affairs, and after the chores were handled, he saw that the time was not early, so he didn't go to study again, pacing unhurriedly, and arrived at the courtyard of Dou Niang.

Last year, Dou Niang became a member of the crown princess, although she is not a concubine like Ren Wanru, and she can't even be called a princess in the strict sense, but it is not trivial, although Li Congjing's "harem" is not big, but it is not only Dou Niang and Meng Xiaohua who are not concubines, among everyone, Dou Niang's status is not comparable to ordinary people.

Dou Niang, who has become a wife, is a little less shy and a little more charming, but the innocence is still as good as yesterday, when serving Li Congjing's wide clothes, when asked about the college, Li Congjing said more, "The students recruited by the college now are the children of official eunuchs, this is helpless, and it is also an example for the world's scholars, and the proportion of children from poor families will become larger and larger in the future." When Luoyang College is completed, all states will follow up immediately to form a hierarchical and progressive system. ”

The confluence of officials itself is an impact on the tribute system, and the academy is even more so, will the tribute system withdraw from the historical stage in advance in the future Li Congjing did not dare to judge lightly, but the status will never be so heavy, because it is no longer the only step for scholars.

With the establishment of the academy, many things will change, as small as affecting the personal fate of scholars and the tribute system, as large as changing the country's appearance, historical process, and social thinking, and it is not a fool's dream to establish an academy in this land, produce changes, and affect the future of the world, Li Congjing can't foresee all kinds of possibilities in the future now, but he at least knows that it is right to run an academy, as long as this point is certain, he can solve more problems.

At the "opening ceremony" of the college, Li Congjing accompanied Li Siyuan to the scene in person, and the scene was grand and huge.

In the previous rectification of the rule of officials, Li Siyuan used the powerful officials of the new policy to exchange blood for the Tang officialdom, so in Li Congjing's place, he will use the students of the academy to change the blood of the Tang officialdom for the second time in the future.

The significance of the latter is far from being comparable to the former.

It was not just a change of blood for officialdom, it was a new trend for the Tang Dynasty.

History will change from here.

On this road, Li Congjing will continue to walk.